Vol. 32Paths and Promises

Pomona and Georgiana faced difficult choices about loyalty, love, and power as their investigations and relationships pulled them in different directions. Georgiana remained at Compiègne, uncertain about Bonaparte and the future, as the Legion of Honour ceremony approached.

  • Pomona rejected Lily’s claim that Severus owed James gratitude, then followed Severus to Spinner’s End and urged him to choose his own path.
  • Georgiana sent Brick to London with the Vanishing Cabinet, while Pomona refused an Auror’s request to board Lucius Malfoy’s jetliner and left the airport.
  • Pomona argued with Severus over his plans and his treatment of Quirrell, then struck him with a book when he pulled her close.
  • After Grindelwald’s challenge restored her memories of the Blood Pact, Pomona collapsed the mine with Earth Rend, while Georgiana returned with Saul to confront the captured fanatics.
  • Georgiana confronted the treatment of captured Muggles and urged that they be fed, then returned to Compiègne and reunited with Bonaparte.
  • Georgiana reflected on death, human vulnerability, and environmental destruction while rejecting a poisonous cake and resisting Bonaparte’s influence.
  • Georgiana discussed love and the virtues with Bonaparte, then pursued an art auction with Denon and led Napoleon away after Edgeworth won the Lorrain landscape.
  • Bougainville pulled Georgiana from the bath and told her the Legion of Honour ceremony would take place in Hercules Hall because of her.
Chapters 3108–3207 Read from ch. 3108

Arc 125Cabinets and Crossroads

Pomona and Severus struggled to choose their paths as they investigated a House-elf and traveled through London, while Georgiana pursued the Vanishing Cabinet and sent Brick toward London. The arc left Pomona walking away from the airport ceremony and its secret Auror operation.

  • Pomona rejected Lily’s claim that Severus should be grateful to James, then visited Severus at his London office and followed him to Spinner’s End.
  • Georgiana attacked the bandits who had targeted her, then investigated the Vanishing Cabinet and used it to travel to Berlin, where she encountered the Gregorovitch family.
  • Pomona accompanied Minerva through London and later discussed Quirrell’s pursuit of Voldemort with Minerva, Flitwick, Dumbledore, and Severus.
  • Georgiana learned that the Gregorovitch family had used the cabinet to hide and care for their fish, then arranged to have the cabinet sent to London and met Rabastan Lestrange.
  • Pomona found that Margarita could see the caged Thestral, while Minerva urged Pomona to stand by Severus and help him change.
  • Severus showed Pomona a photograph of a House-elf who had used magic on a Muggle, and Pomona accepted his request to find the elf before urging Severus to choose his own path.
  • Pomona and Severus visited a jewelry exhibition and a Sicilian restaurant, where Pomona used Roman history and local customs to guide their conversations.
  • Georgiana asked Brick to take the Vanishing Cabinet to London and protect them, and Brick agreed to go, and Pomona later refused an Auror’s request to board Lucius Malfoy’s jetliner and left the airport.
Chapters 3108–3132 Summaries Read

Arc 126The Mine and the Blood Pact

Pomona struggled with Severus, Harry’s future, and the limits of loyalty while a separate investigation drew Georgiana into a dangerous ritual beneath a mine. After Grindelwald’s challenge revived her memory of the Blood Pact, Pomona brought the mine down and escaped, while Georgiana returned with Saul to confront the captured fanatics.

  • Pomona returned to the airport with Severus, learned that Lucius Malfoy had bought a jet, and agreed to help an Auror investigating Snape’s connection to him.
  • Pomona investigated the palace haunting with Severus, then showed Random London and brought him to Moody, where Random chose protecting animals over becoming an Auror.
  • Pomona argued with Severus over his failed plan and his treatment of Quirrell, then questioned his love for Lily and struck him with a book when he pulled her close.
  • Pomona told Dumbledore she had kept Harry’s location from Severus, while Georgiana left Paris on a Thestral to contain a brewing conflict and protect innocents.
  • Pomona furnished an apartment for Severus and gave him legal documents on police powers and suspects’ rights as Georgiana and Saul discovered a cave where a Garuda ritual produced a hallucinogenic mixture.
  • Grindelwald challenged Pomona’s beliefs about revenge and forgiveness, and Severus’s reminder of the Blood Pact restored her memories.
  • Pomona used Earth Rend to collapse the mine and escaped into the fleeing crowd, then argued with Joker on a subway carriage about evil and personal choices.
  • Georgiana found Saul amid the earthquake’s aftermath, learned he had captured the fanatics despite her order, and told him to take her to them.
Chapters 3133–3157 Summaries Read

Arc 127Winter at Compiègne

Georgiana returned to Napoleon’s court after confronting the treatment of prisoners, but her visions, political concerns, and uneasy relationship with Bonaparte continued to trouble her. The arc left her weighing humanity’s vulnerability and the damage threatening the world while resisting Bonaparte’s influence.

  • Georgiana confronted the treatment of captured Muggles and urged that they receive food, while reconsidering her order to kill them.
  • Georgiana left for Compiègne and reunited with Bonaparte, who welcomed her to live wherever he did and pressed his affection on her.
  • Georgiana asked Sphinx to protect her from Bonaparte and explored a dream involving a Garuda, a sea serpent, and a pearl.
  • Georgiana rejected a suspicious necklace and continued recording her visions while Napoleon handled affairs of state and she waited at court.
  • Georgiana baked for Bonaparte, learned billiards from him, and attended court events where she received gifts and danced with him and Bougainville.
  • Georgiana rode in a sleigh with Bougainville, heard his account of Pitcairn Island, and admitted to herself that she feared growing up.
  • Georgiana received a model of a new library and learned she could live at the National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts or the Paris Botanical Garden.
  • Georgiana ignored Bonaparte’s address and reflected on death, human vulnerability, and environmental destruction while rejecting a poisonous cake.
Chapters 3158–3182 Summaries Read

Arc 128The Queen’s Rooms

Georgiana navigated her tangled feelings for Bonaparte while managing art, diplomacy, and life at Compiègne. The arc left her facing the coming Legion of Honour ceremony and still uncertain about love and the future.

  • Georgiana urged Layla to seize joy without falling in love, then burned the Fool card and led Bonaparte away from the ballroom.
  • Cedric chose to compete in the Triwizard Tournament, won the Golden Egg, and later learned from Pomona that Barty Crouch Sr. was dead.
  • Georgiana discussed proper love and the seven virtues with Bonaparte, while Napoleon presented a sculpture and proclaimed that human will could tame fate.
  • Georgiana sought travel and Star Magic books, but Bonaparte refused and ordered her to keep Pauline company after Leclerc's death.
  • Georgiana pursued an art auction with Denon, using performances and commentary to sell paintings before leading Napoleon out after Edgeworth won the Lorrain landscape.
  • At Compiègne, Georgiana toured the Queen’s Apartments, met the ladies, and proposed creation rather than famous art as what she valued.
  • Georgiana feared Bonaparte would leave her as he had Josephine, while Chateaubriand offered to obtain Bonaparte’s letters to Josephine.
  • Bougainville pulled Georgiana from the bath, warned her about bronze statues on an island, and told her the Legion of Honour ceremony would be held in Hercules Hall because of her.
Chapters 3183–3207 Summaries Read
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